Meaning of blive | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to become (go from one state into another, with a predicative or the preposition til (“to”); the latter is preferred with nouns if a change is implied)
   copulative
2. to be (used with the past participle to form the passive voice)
   auxiliary
3. to amount (to total or evaluate)
4. remain (to continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity)
   intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Hun blev læge da hun var 25 år.”

She became a doctor when she was 25.

“Vejret vil blive koldt når solen er gået ned.”

The weather will become cold after the sun goes down.

“Ællingen blev til en svane”

The duckling became a swan

“Hunden blev druknet af drengen.”

The dog was drowned by the boy.

“Det bliver 10kr.”

It amounts to 10kr.

“Hun blev da de andre gik”

She remained when the others left.

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